Ripley, Mississippi
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Tippah County Population: 574 in 1890 653 in 1900 767 in 1910 856 in 1920 1468 in 1930 2011 in 1940 Town incorporated: 5-9-1837 Post office: 12-13-1836 to present Railroads: Ripley RR- SIR&K- G&SI- G&C- MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N- GM&O |
Next Town North- Howell Siding
Milepost Milepost 344.39 on valuation map (from Mobile)
Next Town South- Thurmond |
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1912 soil survey map |
1955 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY (per Dun & Bradstreet)- |
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1930's view of Ripley depot. |
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GM&O depot at Ripley, MS on July 26, 1964. |
Ripley depot on July 26, 1964. |
1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- Alexander & Hunt, drugs 1873-74 W. P. Alvis, blacksmith 1900 C. Amann- shoemaker 1876 Conrad Amonus, shoes 1868 W. W. Bailey- grocery 1874 A. G. Barnett, Agent, general store 1900 Bell, Alexander & Co.- dry goods 1874-75-76 M. C. Bell, dry goods 1873 J. H. Berry & Son (9 mi from), general store 1873-74 Bostwick & Cox- general store 1874-75 Britt & Medford, general store 1900 A. Brown, dry goods 1868-73-74-75-76 J. H. Buchanan, wagon maker 1868 J. H. Buchanan- blacksmith 1875 P. F. Burns- grocery & liquors 1876 J. B. Campbell- steam saw & grist mill 1875 N. G. Carter, drugs & physician 1900 W. D. Carter, drugs 1868-73-76 W. D. & N. G. Carter- physicians 1874-75 Wm. Cheek, harness maker 1873-74 T. J. Cole & Co., general store 1900 W. R. Cole, general store 1868 W. R. Cole & Son, general store 1873-74-75-76 M. Cox, drugs 1873 William Dogan- grocer 1876 James A. Dugger, blacksmith 1900 A. G. Dunn- livery 1875-76 W. C. Falkner, dry goods 1868 W. C. Falkner- general store 1875-76 M. L. Finger, general store 1900 John F. Ford, newspaper 1873-74-75 J. F. & R. F. Ford- newspaper 1876 J. T. Formley- grocery 1875 Gadler & Strange, general store 1873-74 W. L. Giles, sawmill 1900 Guyton & Bro.- general store 1874-75 J. P. Hall, grocery 1873-74-75-76 Harris & Hines, sawmill 1873-74 J. S. Harris, grocery & planing mill 1900 Haynes & Read- grocery & confections 1874 T. F. Henderson, grocery 1900 R. J. Hill & Co., general store 1873-74 Hines & Harris- sawmill 1875 L. D. Hines & Co., general store 1900 N. B. Holt, furniture & undertaker 1900 Horis & Phyfer, furniture & undertaker 1900 Hunt & Kendrick- grocers 1876 E. N. Hunt- drugs 1875-76 Mrs. A. Johnson- millinery 1876 B. Jones, physician 1868 M. Jones (10 mi W), general store 1873 G. W. Kelly, grocery 1900 Kendrick & Ball, dry goods 1868 Kinney & Holbrook, general store 1873 J. A. Kinney, sawmill 1900 Lowry & Graham, general store 1873-74 John W. McCarley, drugs 1900 Miller & Thurmond, dry goods 1868-73- C. P. Miller- dry goods 1874-75-76 Mrs. L. A. (J. L.) Moran, grocery 1900 G. Y. Morton, general store 1900 W. N. Morton, general store 1900 J. J. Murray & Sons- drugs 1876 John T. Murray, physician 1868 John Y. Murry & Son, drugs & physician 1875- 1900 R. B. & M. L. Nance- grocery 1875 J. A. Norris & Co., general store & hotel 1900 J. W. Norris- sawmill 1875 Samuel Joe Owen, publisher 1900 R. E. Paseur, grocery 1900 William Pearsons, saddler 1868-73-74-75-76 M. S. Phifer- wagon maker 1876 Phyfert & Shephard- wagonmakers 1874-75 J. D. Pitner, livery 1900 J. A. Plummer- photographer 1876 L. L. Plummer, musical instruments 1900 Adam Prince- tailor 1876 J. H. Proudfit, general store 1873-74-75-76 D. N. Quinn- general store 1876 J. Finch Ray, harness 1900 Washington Read, grocery & confections 1873-75-76 Rogan & Leatherwood- dry goods 1874-75-76 L. Rogan, dry goods 1868 Rogan & Hunt, dry goods 1873 B. F. Rosenstiel- dry goods 1875-76 Mrs. S. A. (W. G.) Rutledge, mill & gin 1900 Mrs. Sanford & Son, grocery 1868 R. J. Shannon, general store 1900 J. V. Sheppard- 1876 A. B. Simpson- general store 1874 W. L. Smith, general store 1900 Walter Smith & Co., general store 1900 Spight & Counsil- general store 1874 S. R. Spight- hotel 1876 A. J. Suggs & Co., general store 1873-74-75-76 W. W. Thompson- blacksmith 1875-76 R. J. Thurmond- general trader 1876 Tiger, Hall & Co.- grocers 1875-76 Tishomingo Savings Institution, bank 1900 Asa Waterhouse- shoes 1875-76 T. O. Willis- liquors 1874-75-76 Worsham & Maddox- general store 1874 B. F. & W. W. Worsham, general store 1873 John Wright, hotel 1868 Mrs. John Wright, hotel 1873-74-75 C. W. Young & Co., general store 1900
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net